A MUST READ!!!
Essentially, either we reboot out killer apps or we collapse WAY faster than anyone is thinking.
Remember how stupid the left thought Reagan was when he talked about the USSR and "the Ash Heap of History"??
It can happen VERY VERY fast!!!!
Here is the list of "Killer Apps", but READ IT!
Western Civilization's Killer Apps
COMPETITION
Western societies divided into competing factions, leading to progressive improvements.
Western societies divided into competing factions, leading to progressive improvements.
THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
Breakthroughs in mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, and biology.
Breakthroughs in mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, and biology.
THE RULE OF LAW
Representative government based on private-property rights and democratic elections.
Representative government based on private-property rights and democratic elections.
MODERN MEDICINE
19th- and 20th-century advances in germ theory, antibiotics, and anesthesia.
19th- and 20th-century advances in germ theory, antibiotics, and anesthesia.
THE CONSUMER SOCIETY
Leaps in productivity combined with widespread demand for more, better, and cheaper goods.
Leaps in productivity combined with widespread demand for more, better, and cheaper goods.
THE WORK ETHIC
Combination of intensive labor with higher savings rates, permitting sustained capital accumulation.
Combination of intensive labor with higher savings rates, permitting sustained capital accumulation.
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